Artists from across the country assemble in October for En Plein Air, a week-long festival of painting.

The artists create outdoors, using the venue to capture the landscape, cityscape, people, nature and details of San Angelo and the Concho Valley.

Jason Sacran of Fort Smith, Arkansas paints the scenery from off the Chadbourne Bridge Oct. 25, 2016. He is one of several artists participating in En Plein Air Texas.
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The competition, which encourages interaction with the public, takes places in locations around the city and surrounding countryside.

The event is capped with an auction of works and judging by national experts.